Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures is committing $200 million to its corporate venture capital arm, in order to deepen its work with defense tech startups ranging from drones, artificial intelligence, among other areas. Carlsmed, an AI-powered spine surgery firm, launched its initial public offering on July 23, 2025. The company priced its shares at $15 per share and raised $100 million. It trades under the ticker symbol $CARL. **** raises $11 million Series A funding round to . On July 14, Alexandria Real Estate Equities announced drugmaker Novartis signed a 466,000 SFT lease for its new R&D in Sorrento Valley, the lease was represented by CBRE, and is the largest in Alexandria’s history, to date. * inks 466,000 SFT lease with ****. * **** moved into 50,000 SFT office in UTC La Jolla. * **** leases 50,000 SFT in Downtown IQHQ Building. * **** moved into 30,000 SFT building in Torrey Pines. * ****announced signing a 466,000 SFT lease in Sorrento Valley. * ****moves into new 5,000 square feet office in Caramel Valley office. **** is an award-winning business journalist and senior associate of JLL, a global corporate real estate advisory firm. He's responsible for advising companies on their real estate expansions, specializing in tech and life science in San Diego.

Top Startup, Venture Capital & Commercial Real Estate News in July

Booz Allen Hamilton Ventures commits $200M to its corporate venture capital arm, supporting defense tech startups. Carlsmed, an AI-powered spine surgery firm, launches IPO on July 23, 2025, raising $100M at $15/share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities reports Novartis signs 466,000 SFT lease in Sorrento Valley, the largest in their history. Multiple companies move into new offices in San Diego and other locations, with JLL advising on real estate expansions.